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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, . SAIiM. OREGOTT, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1928 15 O k Low Priced Car Enjoying Fine Sales Position Dur ing Season With the summer selling season now in fall swing. Falton-Knight dealers throughout the country report an unprecedented demand for the 1928 Falcori-Knight sixes. This demand is said tu Je espec ially heavy with bnJw-TOO are : ar'fcipating extended tours during the summer months. Scores of the dealers declared that this demand has been occa sioned by the unusual perform ance of the Falcon-Knight Six since Its introduction coupled with the recent record breaking run of a Falcon-Knight coach when Can non Ball Baker covered 3195 miles from Washington, D. C. to Los Angeles in 73 hours and 46 minutes. The Baker record clip ped 6 hours and 8 minute off the former trans-continental record held by a car employing ft 90 h. p. engine. The Falcon-Knight trans continental record was established under the official time check of the Western Union at the start and finishing points. Other Falcon-Knight records ar cited. One when it covered "27.6 miles locked in second gear, in 44 minutes and seven seconds for an average of 37.24 miles an jaour, and a second when a Falcon Knight roadater racing against nine other cars 'won the Midwest Stock Race, 2 5 miles, at Milwau kee. Dealers in the Falcon-Knight line state that many of the .buyers directly refer to the outstanding performance of the Falcon-Knipht Six and say that it is the remark able reputation it has established that led them to that particular dealer's showroom. Outstanding quality, perform ance, style and economy of oper ation are characteristics of the Falc,on-Knight Six. The bodies are marked by long, sweeping liney giving a low center of gravity for greater road stability, v Tout models com pise the Falcon-Knight, line a four door sedan for five passengers, a two door sedan also for five passengers, a cospe for two passengers with a roomy lug gage compartment in the rear, and) the new "Gray Ghost" road3ter, the newest addition to the line, which accommodates two "in the. front seat and two In the rumble seat. Each model is powered by a Falcon - Knight sleeve-velve en gine, the same as that used in the Falcon-Knight Six in its record breaking coast to coast run. . WHIPPET FOUR RUNS WITHOUT ANY STOPS (Continued from page 11) quietness that characterized its irst day's run. Those who ex amined the engine said thaf its ability to run continuously for such, a length of time without showing any ill effects, i3 o dis tinct trribute to the inbuilt stam ina of the Whippet Four, a prod uct of the Willys-Overland Com pany, of Toledo. DOBPH AIDS HUPP BEAUTY Engineers Tell of Success After Long Search for Means to Lower Car The average weight of an Olds mobile piston is one pound, seven ounces; The six pistons fitted in an engine cannot vary more than one-quarter of an ounce to pass tne rigid inspection requirements. Green Foods Popular . Within the next decade many greens not now known to the American dietary will become pop ular, says a writer in the Worn an's Home Companion. Public demand for lower auto-i mobiles has led to radical change- in motor car design. In the last fpw years. To replace the high, awkward vehicle of earlier days a process of evolution has devel oped, tho type of car so well ex emplified by the Century Ilupmo- biles. which hugs the ground closely and not only looks more graceful but is capable of main taining with safety the high speeds of present day motoring. In addition to the esthetic val ue of the new appearance it cre ates, Hupmobile's use of a lower body design has resulted in the practical advantages of greater rigidity, better balance. Increased roadabtlity and enhanced riding ease. Antomobile engineering skill has been put to a severe test to achieve this revolutionary change of design without on the one hand limiting road clearance or on the other cramping car occu pants by unduly lowering roofs and thereby sacrificing headroom to an uncomfortable degree. In the Century Hupmobile Six and Eight, the low, balanced smartness, which is one of the outstanding elements in the new beauty standards these cars have set,, is due in large measure, ac cording to Hupp engineers, to their successful development of a satisfactory drop frame, an inov tion by which they were enabled to lower their car about four inches. . . . . . In this form of construction, the kick-up or offset from straight line continuity which is in general use for the rear end of automobile frames is supplement ed by a similar bnt not as deep a bend at the front end of the frame. The double-drop framer wit its advantage of new car lowness, in troduced a new engineering prob- lem and the Hupp designers ex-j plain that they refused to accept! this construction until Ahey could evolve a type strong and stiff enough to assure a steady front end for the car In developing their doable drop frame. Hupp engineers de voted much time and research to eliminate frame weaving an shimmy. A long series of tests with a variety of instruments pre ceded their satisfaction that their goal was reached. The Hupp frame was peculiar ly adapted to assure the best re sults from the new double drop construction. From the begin ning it hag been made with excep tional sturdiness. Side raili have a maximum depth of 7 inches, reinforced by wide upper and lower flanges The frame has seven cross mem- LUBRICATION ALONE PRE SERVETHE CAR Monroe S. Cheek Complete Automotive Lubrication Court at Capitol Phone 2295 1 bers, two tabular and five of channel section. The engine, supported at four points, anppliej what are in effect two additional cross members, making nine in all, a number much In excess, ot that ordinarily used in antomo bile building. As an additional aid to rigidity the channel cross members are firmly gusseted to the side rails and riveted, and to assure maxi mum strength the frame is rein forced by metal inserts which are riveteU'' to tfoth top and bottom flanges and' to the side section. Ati additional lip on the lower flange, one- of the results of the long preliminary testing carried on by fb.4 Hupp engineers in de veloping" ttieir- double-drop frame, extends along the whole fron end and provides further stability. In order to obviate all tendency toward rattling and other objec tionable noises, bumper brackets are built integrally into both front an rear ends of the frame. USFn A H SHOWS !5E Improved conditions in the used car market are evidenced by the delivery of approximately 5,718 used cars by the Dodge Brothers dealer organization in the United States last week, according to W. F. Hufstader, Director of Used Car Sales A torn-over of used car stdck is being maintained once every fir and one-half weeks by the company's dealers. "Antomobile dealers are real izing that the used car is essential instead of a necessary evil in the conduct of their business," said Mr. Hufstader, "and they are pay ing much more attention to the sale of this type of automobile They are reconditioning the used cars, offering guarantees on per formance and using many unique merchandising plans. "Enterprising dealers are mak ing. every effort to take used ear in, on trade at a fair value rathe than at inflated prices simply to get a new car sale. Expert apprais ers are able to estimate a car's val ue cloeely approximating the mar ket conditions, and dealers ar? realizing that a sale Isn't really complete until the car traded in it disposed of." The used car situation over the country is showing great improve ment, according to Mr. Hufstader. Since the first of April there has been a decided movement of cars from the hands of dealers. Used car sales are reported "heavy" from the New York, San Francis co and Boston districts. Sharp upward trends have been noted in Indianapolis. Denver. Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Washington and Des ment continues in Kansas Cltf Memphis, Seattle, Dallas and Detroit. Awarded $10,000 for a paper'on' arc welding. Jamea W. Owens ot Newport News, Va., will use it tQ Moines, while a steady Improve- educate his children. Coffey & Davidson Announce The Opening of THE MOTOR SHOP NO. 2 We are Installing a Complete Brake Lining and Brake Testing Equipment including: ) JUMBO BRAKE TESTER REESE BRAKE DRUM TRUING MACHINE AND THREE WAY WHEEL ALIGNER THE MOTOR SHOP NO. 2 Smith & Wat kins Bldg. Cor. Center and Liberty -f " I . : r V JOE WILLIAMS aBBtVBBssstVHHssiVBHBHHHBsVBHL (Scaonti Ffflffirils Battery and Electrical Service Station Service on all makes of Batteries Authorized Dealers for Willard Batteries Located in the Smith & Wat kins Building Corner Center and Liberty TELEPHONE 1229 First Anniver saryWeek &AAAAM AAI&& June 10th to 17th One Year of Progress: On June 10, 1927, we acquired ownership control of this company. On January 1, 1928, we introduced the completely new line of Graham Paige motor cars which we returned to the industry to build. Within three months of their introduction, this company enjoyed the greatest single months business in its eighteen years history. Sales for the last three months exceeded those for the entire year of 1927. To the public, which has made this progress possible, we express our gratitude and sincere appreciation. ; One year ago, in our initial message, we said: The public expects motor car executives to keep abreast of the times and make their product constantly better. We shall earnestly strive to do so." We believe you will find Graham-Paige motor cars abreast of the times in engineering, in fine appearance and finish, and in ability to deliver genuine satisfaction. You will find in the four-speed transmission (with standard gear shift) an engineering advance-which results in distinctly improved performance at all speeds a new motoring experience. We invite you to ride in and drive a Graham-Paige and form your own conclusions as to the quality and substantial value of these new motor cars. You are cordially invited to attend the First Anniversary Showing of Graham-Paige Motor Cars Special Display at Our Showroom Special Demonstration Facilities ' - o Trumm Motor Car Co. 447 CENTER STREET TELEPHONE 959 fiAAMRM-PA FOR BATTERY and AUTO ELECTRICAL SERVICE See JOE WILLIAMS "The Battery Man" Corner Center A High Telephone 198 c wMia D western vuio oners -for that- d$M Hoddv. Yleahhv Outdoor Vacation h SO we went camping .... and far from household cares, we pitched our out-door home beside a stream where trees with widespread arms shaded a patch of velvet. And we forgot . .arid fished and swam and hiked . . . and feasted well . . . relaxed contentedly . . . and slept as only those can sleep whose minds art free. Day-in, dayov . . . Kealtky mnd happy. Why can't vacations be ust twice as long . . ? Mak this Your Outdoor Vacation ...with all the comforts of home... Stoves for well cooked tasty meals; restful chairs; beds that lull to peace ful slumber... 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